Quiet ambient music may be rooted in cybernetic spirituality or get played in hospitals. It can be cinematic or resemble a landscape; and its production process might utilize huge quantities of graph paper.
61 minutes with Anthony Manning, Inoyama Land, Joanna Brouk, Laurie Spiegel and others.
Future Japan – Technopop (1979-86)
- 10. August 2021
- Tagged as: Apogee & Perigee, Dolette McDonald, Friends Of Earth, Haruomi Hosono, Imitation, James Brown, Japan, Jun Togawa, Keiichi Suzuki, Maceo Parker, Masumi Hara, Miharu Koshi, Non-Standard, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Scales, technopop, Testpattern, The Beatniks, The Kakutougi Session, wave, Yasuaki Shimizu, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yen Records, Yukihiro Takahashi
Yellow Magic Orchestra’s concept of connecting pop, dance music, and Far Eastern folklore quickly becomes synonymous with technopop in Japan. The band’s members also occur in each others solo recordings and cooperate with other musicians. 49 minutes with Apogee & Perigee, Friends Of Earth, Miharu Koshi, Ryuichi Sakamoto & The Kakutougi Session and others.